By Vinny Porco Louisville men’s basketball played their first exhibition game Wednesday night against Kansas. The Cardinals defeated the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas by a score of 89-83. This first publicly-available showing was hig…
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By Justin Taylor Louisville basketball has found its first commit of the 2026 high school class in Obinna Ekezie Jr. Ekezie Jr. has committed to the play Cards per a recent Instagram post. He is currently ranked as the fourth and sixth best player in t…
By Josie Simpson The No. 12 Louisville Cardinals finally snapped their four-year drought against the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats with a 96-88 win that felt like a long-overdue exhale for Card Nation. Ready to play Louisville wasted no time getting on the b…
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By Harry Barsan No. 11 Louisville throttled the SC State Bulldogs from start to finish to get an easy win on opening night. From the jump Isaac McKinleey got the party started with back-to-back threes to kick off an early lead. J’Vonne Hadley had the s…
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By The Louisville Cardinal Staff Floyd St. is, and always has been, bustling with star power. From the dynamic action of Lamar Jackson to the ridiculousness of Russ Smith, Louisville athletics has always been the show in town. But it’s the coaches that are the one constant in their respective sports, acting as ambassadors and
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By Derek DeBurger Aly Khalifa has won his eligibility appeal with the NCAA, granting him a final year to play college basketball. The announcement was made by the basketball program via a video posted to X, formerly Twitter. Khalifa initially committed to play for Pat Kelsey and Louisville recently after a torn ACL with the
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By Derek DeBurger Aly Khalifa has been deemed ineligible to compete in college basketball for the 2025-26 season by the NCAA. The news was announced Thursday after the NCAA denied Khalifa’s waiver to receive a medical hardship extension to his eligibility. “University of Louisville men’s basketball student-athlete Aly Khalifa’s request for an extension of his
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By Harry Barsan Louisville lost in embarrassing fashion to the Creighton Bluejays in the opening game of the NCAA tournament. Long shots Six straight misses started the game before Chucky Hepburn scored the game’s first field goal, quickly outdoing himself with a three-pointer to take the lead for the Cards. But the jitters wouldn’t last
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By Harry Barsan No. 13 Louisville escaped the No. 10 Clemson Tigers in the ACC semifinals after a questionable no-call on the final play of the game. The Cards had to deal with their second blown lead in as many games, but they still found a way to weather the storm to advance to the
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By Harry Barsan No. 13 Louisville used late-game heroics and the biggest comeback of their season to beat the Stanford Cardinal in the ACC quarterfinals. Louisville was once again shorthanded against the Cardinal, with Reyne Smith sitting out with an injury for the second game in a row. Is this Madness? Thursday got out to
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By Derek DeBurger In just his first year, Pat Kelsey has been named ACC Coach of the Year. Receiving 47 of 81 votes, Kelsey lead Louisville to a 25-6 season record and an 18-2 ACC record. The Cardinals finished second in the conference after being picked to finish ninth in preseason polls. This is a
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By Harry Barsan No. 14 Louisville takes care of business at home against the Stanford Cardinal on senior night. Saturday’s victory was the Cards’ first win on senior night since the 2019-20 season. One final run (or two) Louisville won the tip-off, and after a couple of sloppy possessions Chucky Hepburn found James Scott for
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By Josie Simpson The No. 19 Louisville Cardinals yet again escaped with a tight win against the Pitt Panthers. Chuckling to the bank After Louisville won the tip-off, Chucky Hepburn drew first blood with a drawn foul and two free throws. However, the game would get and remain fairly sloppy for both sides. The two
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By Derek DeBurger and Elizabeth Scanland No. 19 Louisville escaped an upset loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies. Flying high The Cards got out to a blazing start, going on an 11-0 run to start. The Hokies eventually got on the board with a three-pointer, but Reyne Smith matched it with a layup and a
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By Harry Barsan No. 25 Louisville will travel to Blacksburg to face the Virginia Tech Hokies in their final home game of the 2024-25 season. Okay Hokies, just okay Their offensive efficiency rating of 108.3 on Kenpom has them right at the 162nd spot, middle of the pack for college basketball as a whole but
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